We’re b-a-a-a-ck! After 11 weeks and close to 12K miles on the road, we are home. What’s more, MooseCat is speaking to us. Robbie, his housesitter did a fabulous job whilst we were away, and MooseCat revelled in all the extra attention. Sara pitched in a lot, too, and we thank her, as well! I couldn’t have handled the office without her, and Robbie enjoyed her company when she stopped by.

As most of you know, we were away for five workshops, one in Maine, three in the Southwest, and another back in New Hampshire and Vermont. All went well. We enjoyed welcoming back alumni friends and meeting new participants. As always, we are proud of the work they do in our workshops and beyond when the leave, Arnie perched on one shoulder, me on the other. They hear our mantras long after the workshop is over.

This blog will compare some of the photos of our students from Arches, Canyonlands & Moab photo workshop. This area has been the location for so many well-known movies, it makes our heads spin. There is a reason, as you will see from some of the work below.

In Canyonlands, we always head to Mesa Arch. It is one of the classics, but we always challenge our participants to make their images different.

Russell worked on incorporating the night sky into his shot, using his camera settings to bring out the color of the sandstone.

Jean caught the sun just as it was rising and nailed it so that there is a star pattern caused by the refraction on the lens.

Ryan isolated Washer Woman against a background of other buttes, using the sun flare to give a mystical look.

In Arches, the Windows area always produced a plethora of subject matter. As we climbed up through one of the Arches, I pointed out different possibilities to two of our participants.

Arlene photographed just a portion of the arch, then turned it into a black and white.

Not three feet away, Sy concentrated on a puddle nestled into a sandstone pothole, making a colorful, abstract image.

One of my favorite vistas is at Dead Horse Point, and our group was equally enthusiastic.

George really likes classic black-and-white photography and made this image of the classic, broad scene.

Alain picked a section of the scene and worked on capturing the reflections in the river below.

For more of images from this workshop group, go to the student gallery page.

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